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Our Exclusive Analysis of the Brand-new Ferrari 488 GTB Engine

Yesterday we covered the news that Ferrari is announcing the new 488 GTB, which is going to replace the current 458 Italia. In that report, you may find the fact that both of the 488 GTB and California T’s engines have the same displacement (3.9L), the same cylinder numbers (V8), and they are both turbocharged. So here comes a question: are these two engines the same? To answer this question, let’s first take a look at the below photos.

Image 1: 3.9L Turbo V8 in the 488 GTB

Image 2: 3.9L Turbo V8 in the California T

Basically speaking, these 2 engines share the same cylinder block, and the valvetrains are pr...

Ferrari 488 GTB Debut

Nowadays turbocharging is common across the whole automobile industry, even for exotic sports cars which require instant quick throttle response. This is exactly true for Ferrari. For example, the 2015 Ferrari California T has already using a turbocharged 3.9L V8 engine which outputs 553hp.

Today Ferrari announced the 458 Italia successor, named “488 GTB”. The new model is using the similar  3.9Lturbocharged V8, with enhancements and upgrades (Ferrari did not mention details in the press release) to boost the output to 661 hp and 560 lb-ft of torque.

Although it is not the first time that Ferrari employs turbocharging in its recent models, this is ...